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LAWRENCE — As an artist, Lineu Zadereski tries to find the specific beauty of everyday people through eye-popping color and large geometric lines, resembling Dali and Picasso.

“In my art, my figures are always smiling and I want them to be happy and bold,” he said. “They are a combination of popular medium, cubist, abstract and modern.” Area residents can see Zadereski’s work in “Braziliant!,” an exhibit at Lawrence Heritage State Park, 1 Jackson St.

“I like his work because of the upbeat color, it’s really fun and interesting to help fight off the winter doldrums,” said Jim Beauchesne, Visitor Services Supervisor at Lawrence Heritage State Park.

Zadereski, 33, was born in Curitiba, one of the largest cities in southern Brazil. After studying lithography and English in his native country, he moved to Lowell 10 years ago. Zadereski said he has been painting ever since he can remember and recalls using the blank pages of his mother’s sewing sketch books to draw.

He caught the artistic bug after visiting Solar do Barao Museum one day where his mother worked. While at the museum, he went to one of the artists lofts where he was invited not only to watch but try it.

“She taught me about patience and how to feel the emotions I had come through the paintings,” he said.

Zadereski, who is 6-feet-11-inches tall, said his first work of art was a lithograph of a beach dotted with coconut trees, clouds, and sea shells on the sand. The second was a painting of a farm scene with three women washing clothes on the river. Many of his works feature anatomical motifs accentuated in thick smooth black lines including eye lashes, an open eye, a hand, lips, dot patterns on the face and skin to represent the pores and bare feet. A belt with his signature is the last touch on his paintings.

“It’s like tying everything together with my signature,” he said.

His first works of art were three-dimensional cubist pieces, done with brushes and spray on canvas, but now he uses acrylics.

“The medium is cleaner and brighter,” he said.

Shortly after moving to Lowell, he received a certificate in graphic design from Middlesex Community College.

“I hated Picasso when I was a kid because I couldn’t understand his work,” he said.

He changed his mind after working as a graphic designer.

Zadereski paints at home while drinking tea and listening to piano music.

“Painting is the way I communicate with the world,” he said. “I have friends who ask me if I’m so quiet, how come my work is so loud and vibrant? This is me on the painting. I use color to express my ideas and to speak what’s in my mind and soul.”

“The amount of color in my work depends on the message I want to bring,” he said. “Painting for me is the achievement of a dream come true. I see it as something I can use only for myself but for a greater purpose.”

When not painting in his home studio, he works as a finish carpenter.

Among his favorite works is creating the logo for the 2011 Riverfest in Lowell. The slogan had his signature abstract and cubist influences as well as bold colors. For the festival, he worked with 500 area students in creating a 3-dimensional fish sculpture in 24 panels. Each of the panels honored a different ethnic group living in Lowell from Americans French Canadians, Cambodians, Greeks and Spanish.

“The fish concept was multiplied so many times and in so many ways. It really opened the doors to the art world for me. It was more than I expected.”

The 17th Independence Brazilian Festival was sponsored by The Brazilian Government, Caixa Economica Federal, Banco do Brasil, Boston' Brazilian Consulate with de direction of Heloisa Galvao, the executive director of Brazilian Woman's Group, and Junior Catao from MAPS (Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers).

The Independence Brazilian Festival takes place at the Herter Park, at 1175 Soldiers Field, Brighton, MA. on September 9, 2012. This is the biggest Brazilian event in the region that brings thousands of people together to celebrate the Brazilian culture and it's wonderful values.

The logo (image above) was created by Lineu who participates in this great event, by inviting everyone with a open arms to join this special day throughout the many expressions of art. Zadereski also extended a invitation to the community to participate at the day of the festival by painting and drawing together on what would best represent the brazilian dreams.

Lineu worked together with this event to bring homage to celebrate the 100 years of Jorge Amado; Brazilian writer, and also to Luiz Gonzaga, a prominent Brazilian musician, folksinger, songwriter and poet.

To celebrate its 15-year based in Miami Skindo Brazil Shows is bringing the show Oba Brazil Oba, with a lot of glamor, color and emotions, hallmarks of the Brazilian culture. Through its musical shows Oba Brazil Oba promotes the Brazilian art and culture from various regions of Brazil as a tourist destination, with joy, dance, rhythm, music and projections of stunning images.

The show starts its voyage in Southern Brazil with the gauchos in their typical costumes dancing under the rhythm of the Milongas, Vulgar, (traditional dances) and their drums. The Show continues with the joy and the warm colors of the Northeastern regions of Brazil, visiting cities of Recife and Olinda, with well-marked cadences, rhythm of Frevo the famous umbrella folkloric dance, through the Lambada.

Continuing the journey, the Show proceeds to one of the most popular tourist destinations in Brazil, the city of Salvador, in the state of Bahia. Its rhythms, mysteries and traditions, through the drumming of the Orixas, Maculelê and Capoeira with its touches of Berimbau.

Our journey culminates in world famous Rio de Janeiro. We visit Lapa’s nightlife, a stronghold of swagger and mischief Rio and its dance halls where the samba is danced all night long.

Lineu Zadereski is an artist, sculptor and graphic designer, and recognized as one of the youngest representatives of Brazilian art and culture in the United States. In search of new opportunities and experiences, Zadereski who left the city of Curitiba in order to study English, saw the same opportunity the chance to go further when he decided to enter college. The art and visual communication is imple

mented through the many options of study as the best direction to his ca- reer and his lifetime achievement.

In 2004 after graduating from Middlesex Community College on "Liberal Arts" with the diploma of "associate degrees" in a graphic designer, Lineus's career entered a new direction. The early work and their experiences with the reality does not always shown in full at first sight, so it was necessary to find out how a work of art, and for this investment was needed over the years.

After many designs and art techniques such as xilographie, tilogravura, serigraphy and oil painting, Lineu began using acrylic in his paintings that best represent its current phase.

The graphic art work, or computer work that he uses in his work is currently figurative marks with symmetrical and balanced, his art is highlighted by cubism and abstract composed of bright colors. In 2011 Lineu was invited to be the propeller of the art festival at "Lowell Riverfest" which takes place every year in the City of Lowell, and that at the time sported the theme; Culture Flows, given the rich diversity represented by the same people. Besides the creator of the symbol of the event, a fish with the features of his artistic style, it has produced all the graphics context in publicizing the event. Finally Lineu made his debut as a sculptor to reproduce three-dimensional sculpture of the fish icon of the event. Lineu was attended by over 500 students from public schools in the region, which

in turn accounted for the fish in 24 panels, where each one named after a different country. "The honor of representing the diverse ethnic and cul- tural mix in the festival through the my work was rewarding and inspiring, Zadereski commenting about the experience.

Between this and other events the name of Lineu received prominence and public recognition as a promising young Brazilian talent.

At the end of 2011 honored with the prize Talent Brazil in Boston attrib- uted to its contribution to the Brazilian community in the United States, Zadereski also received his appoint- ment to the 2012 Press Award in the category Visual Arts. Lineu who has worked as an floor cleaner, cook, dishwasher, reception manager, waiter, and others today in addition to artist and 'graphic designer' art and design instructor he teaches for teenagers aged 15-22, in a non-governmental organization, the UTEC (United Teen Equality Center.) http://utec-lowell.org/. Organization that is dedicated to social and economic success of youth and adolescents in the institution seeking the help you need for a new "start". By portraying these and other stories, which led to alliances with the inspiration to customize the challenges and achievements, we can honor an authentic art and the scope of reality with which we identify. Values depicted in colorful pictures and the lives of those who participated directly and indirectly in this allegory. It is the continuing growth and im- provement that emerged from daily experiences and constants, which over the years have shown discipline and dedication in their maturation. But this window was opened earlier with the influences of established artists such as Candido Portinary and Tarsila do Amaral who inspired him and were added to his first classes of lithography into a cultural center in Curitiba called Solar do Barao at age 10 .

Among the characteristics and traits we have identified in his paintings, we see geometric shapes, smiling figures and optimistic. Hand and foot an natural make up of the complex bodies with the help of an inductive three-dimensional element targeting the compound artistic center. Another striking feature of his work are his eyes, always with one eye open and one closed and each picture complete Lineu represents a "belt", where your signature seal the work to close and engage the whole art.

Talento Brasil Edicao Boston

Visit Historic Downtown Lowell and the Concord River Greenway for a Day of Education, Art, Music and Fun!

Spend the day with your family enjoying fun activities and learning about Lowellʼs long relationship with its rivers and canals. Ride the trolley, listen to live music, enjoy local ethnic food and more! Featuring public art by Brazilian artist Lineu Zadereski and local youth. Location: Lowell events will be at Middlesex Community College and the Concord River Greenway Park (33 Kearney Sq. and 30 East Merrimack St.) Info: www.lowelllandtrust.org or www.lowellriverfest.org or contact jcalvin@lowelllandtrust.org or 978-934-0030.

Live Music from 92.5 FM The River. Featuring FBI (Farron Butcher Inc., formerly Charlie Farron & Jon Butcher Axis), Bliss and other River Rising Stars, and family entertainers. Meet The Riverʼs street team and DJ Lisa Garvey. Explore the Concord River Greenway Park. Enjoy the recently finished recreational space and its unique public art. Nature Painting. Join Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust in creating some wearable art with a nature theme! Bring a t-shirt and paint your own design on it.

Face Painting. Have your face painted with your favorite river plants and animals! Live Animals. Learn more about the animals that call the river home in presentations by Mass Audubon. Green Art Activities. Join the American Textile History Museum and other local nonprofits and have fun with creative arts. Canal Gatehouse Tours: Tour the historic gatehouse with Lowell National Historical Park. Ethnic Food Vendors. Local businesses & non-profits with local ethnic foods

Originally from Southern Brazil, Lineu moved to Lowell in 1999 to study art and design. Infused with the city’s rich multi-cultural and artistic influences, Lineu was inspired by the colors and flow of the life around him. Today, he continues to refine his technique, working across various mediums to express his world view. In addition to his own projects, Lineu is passionate about bringing art to the community. Most recently, he led a public art project featuring his sculpture along with murals designed by local youth for the city’s Annual Lowell Riverfest event.

LOWELL -- On Saturday, the Concord River Greenway will be invaded by fish. American fish, Cambodian fish, Tanzanian fish, Greek fish, Indian fish.

Twenty-four, four-by-four diamond-shaped panels created by more than 500 students from 22 city schools, each with a common theme -- the fish -- but each with its own distinct national flavor, will be displayed along the greenway fence as part of the annual Riverfest celebration.

The city-wide art project is the brainchild of Lowell artist Lineu Zadereski.

Zadereski, 33, comes from a Ukrainian-Polish background, but was born and grew up in Curitibia, Brazil. He came to Lowell in 1999 to study graphic design at Middlesex Community College.

"In Brazil I studied English and lithography," he said. "I wanted to test my English, so I decided to come to the United States to study."

He was attracted to Lowell because it has a large Brazilian population, which he knew would make him feel more comfortable as he transitioned into his new home.

"My biggest disappointment here was the food," Zadereski said. "In Brazil nothing is microwaved; we never ate burgers in Brazil. I was used to grilled meat and big steaks and Brazilian pizza is better."

He was also taken aback by the size of everything in America.

"Where we use meters, you use yards; where we use kilometers you use miles," Zadereski said. "Everything has to be extra."

Despite the cultural transition, Zadereski has grown to love his new hometown.

"I like the quality of life here," he said, adding that he prefers the small-city feel of Lowell to the loud bustle of New York or Boston. "Lowell is a city, it has everything I need, but it is quiet. Here I see beavers, squirrels and birds, there is a calm tranquility to this city."

Last summer he was invited to give a presentation about his hometown of Curitibia, known world-wide for its progressive, sustainable urban planning initiatives, at the Innovative Cities Conference in Lowell. Seeing the opportunity, he set up an exhibit of his artwork at the conference. He sold two paintings that day, and made his mark in Lowell.

Until about three months ago Zadereski was waiting tables. He had worked at the Stonehedge Inn in Tyngsboro, Fishbones in Chelmsford and L'Andana in Burlington.

Having been invited by the Cultural Organization of Lowell to lead the massive Riverfest art project, which included creating the logo for all of the marketing materials, he was having a hard time focusing on serving dinner.

"People were asking for wine and I was bringing gingerale," he said. "I knew I had to use my savings and focus on art full time; I wanted to make sure I could do my best here, because this is a great opportunity for an artist."

Zadereski describes his style as "cubist" with a pop and abstract components.

"I am always changing in my art and I think I will do that for the rest of my life," he said, adding that the signature component of his work is that figures always have one eye open and the other "winking." He also gives them long, expressive eyelashes.

He has been surprised at how much he has enjoyed working with the students of Lowell.

"Lowell is a very expressive city and the students are very creative and serious about the art," he said, adding they taught him as much as he taught them.

"They really did their research on the country represented by their panel and shared their own heritage with each other," he said.

The group working on the Kenya panel, added the image of a Fanta soda to it, which confused Zadereski.

"Then the kids told me the Kenyans would love it because all they drink in Kenya is Fanta soda, no Coke or Pepsi," he said. "So, I learned something too."

After Riverfest, the panels and the fish sculpture created for the event by Zadereski will be on display at Lucy Larcom Park for the Lowell Folk Festival. The panels will be given to the school from which the artists came.

By Jennifer Myers,

Riverfest on Saturday

Lowell Riverfest will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Concord River Greenway Park and on the campus of Middlesex Community College. The day will be a festive exploration of the connections among Lowell’s rivers and canals, as well as the ethnic communities that make up the city. Highlights will include the unveiling of community murals made by city students in conjunction with artist Lineu Zadereski. Live music will be sponsored by an FM radio station, 92.5 the River, including performances by drummer and dancer Cornell Coley, blues trio Bliss, and Farren Butcher Inc., as well as string students from Greenhalge Elementary School. The day will also feature children’s activities and ethnic food. For more information, visit www.lowell.org. — Karen Sackowitz

Grant Program:

Fund for the Arts

Year:

2011

City:

Lowell

State:

MA

Artist Name:

Lineu Zadereski

Artist City:

Lowell

Artist State:

MA

Grant Amount:

5,000

Lowell artist Lineu Zadereski has created an abstract ‘fish’ image that will be the foundation for an original mural he will co-create with The Revolving Museum’s Mural Crew and 14-18 smaller panels created by Lowell public school art teachers and their students. Zadereski, the Mural Crew, and students from Lowell’s schools will create a visual timeline of Lowell’s immigration history for public display. The murals were unveiled at the Riverfest: Culture Flows event on Saturday, June 11, 2011.

Lineu Zadereski at the COOL Annual Breakfast at the All Gallery, Lowell, MA. USA, May 11, 2011.

Something to smile about in Acton

And he'll be pleased when people check out his winsome, colorful acrylic creations, Picasso-like in their rendering, on exhibit this month in the Acton Memorial Library meeting room, 486 Main St. It opens today and runs through Sept. 30.

"In my art, my figures are always smiling, and I want them to be happy and bold," said Brazilian-born Zadereski, who lives in Lowell. "I try to find the specific beauty of everyday people through colors and lines in my work."

The paintings feature constructions of shapes that turn on themselves, allowing the viewer to pick out the parts that make a whole.

Each has a smile and most, a winking eye. There are geometric elements of clothing, and, scattered around them, thick black lines that seem to compartmentalize the various sections. The viewer must look closely to put all the parts in place.

In Brazil, Zadereski studied lithography, English and computer design. When he moved to Lowell, he received a certificate in graphic design. His paintings reflect his training and tendency to work in the cubist style.

He will discuss his work at a reception on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 2-4:30 p.m.

FOCUS ON BRAZILIAN ARTIST: Acton Memorial Library is featuring the colorful acrylics of Brazilian-born artist Lineu Zadereski in an exhibition in its gallery this month.

His paintings are constructions of shapes that turn in on themselves where the viewer can pick out the parts to make a whole, according to the library’s description of the show, which notes that the images are of figures, but the viewer needs to look closely to put all the parts in place.

Zadereski studied lithography, English, and computer design in Brazil. On moving to Lowell, he received a certificate in graphic design.

Zadereski will be on hand to discuss his works during a reception Saturday from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the library, 486 Main St.

As a sponsoring partner, we’re proud to invite you to a May 20th forum at Middlesex Community College: Shared Prosperity: Social and Economic Contributions of Refugees and Immigrants to the Community. The event will offer a platform for our panel of state and local leaders to share successful stories of immigrants’ cultural and economic integration and to explore solutions to the persistent challenges faced by New Americans.

Keynote speakers will include:

Lisa Wong

Mayor of Fitchburg

Anthony Poore

Senior Public and Community Affairs, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The “Shared Prosperity: Social and Economic Contributions of Refugees and Immigrants to the Community” forum is free, but registration is requested. For more information about the event, please send inquiries to Ms. Ingrid Urponen at the Lowell Public Schools.

We send our thanks to the forum’s planning committee: Lowell Public Schools, Middlesex Community College, Lowell YWCA, Department of Children and Families, and Lutheran Social Services of New England.

Conference check-in will be available from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Thursday, as well as Friday morning.

2:00 - 4:00 PM

5:00 - 7:45 PM

8:00 - 10:00 PM

7:30 - 8:15 AM 8:15 - 8:30 AM

Explore Downtown Lowell: Walking Tours, Canal, Trolley, etc.

Tour participants should meet in the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center Hotel Lobby at 1:45pm Lowell is recognized worldwide for its extraordinary revitalization since the late 1970s. See the results of our intensive planning and development efforts. Lowell-oriented talks and tours on historic preservation and urban redevelopment projects will be among the topics. Please check off the appropriate box in the registration form if you are interested in participating in this optional event.

Keynote Speech by Adolfo Carrión Jr., former Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs Followed by dinner, discussion and an overview of Lowell's educational partnerships and their role in the economic development of the city, by Carole Cowan, President of Middlesex Community College & Martin T. Meehan, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Film & Discussion: A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil Discussion panelists from the Massachusetts Alliance of

"Look in that room. Do you hear that? It's amazing," says Evelyn Battinelli, as she oversees the opening of Mulher: The Brazilian Art Exhibit at the Somerville Museum. The sounds of the exhibit's opening reception - artists and their friends and community members chatting in both Portuguese and English - drift out onto the street and into the bright March afternoon. Battinelli, Executive Director of the Somerville Museum, smiles and says this event is possible because of the rich art community in Somerville. "We're so fortunate to live in a community where there is so much talent. And so much enthusiasm for art."

The Mulher exhibit, meaning 'woman' in Portuguese, celebrates women through film, photography, paintings, jewelry,and interior design by Brazilian artists. The reception last Sunday commemorated two anniversaries that brought this exhibit to life. 2010 marks the 100th celebration of International Women's Day, as well as the 15th anniversary of Somerville's own Brazilian Women's Group, which started in Somerville in 1995 to give women from Brazil living in the United States a place to connect with others and to share their perceptions of being immigrants.Heloisa Galvao, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Brazilian Women's Group. She now works to bring awareness to Brazilian Women's issues and says, "We're here to kick off a year of celebration to mark our 15th year," Galvao says. "And there is no better celebration than art." All pieces in the show were centered on the theme of the woman, and each artist approached woman in a unique way.

Lineu Zadereski presented his graphic, linear pieces that are a combination of geometric shapes reminiscent of Cubism and the bright colors of pop art. The women he portrays jump out at you from behind these mazes of lines, almost camouflaged by the variety of techniques that Zadereski uses to create them. "I use everything from stencils, rulers, sprays, taping; whatever it takes to get the look I want. But it is difficult work. It takes a long time.

The exhibit included many mixed media pieces by various artists that explored the power and intensity of woman, including pieces made of ground ore mixed with paint to create an almost primal effect, as if the earth herself spit them out.Walking through the exhibit, you get a complete picture of the complexities of woman, and also of the Brazilian immigrant story. Galvao says, "You can't separate art and culture and immigration. They are closely connected." And we can see that in the pieces. There is a distinct deliberation to the art, whether it's bright colors or geometric lines, or theme or medium, the work has an intensity to it that reflected the passion of the artists in the room.

The reception included Brazilian food and drink, and music by Brazilian artists presented by Steve Kirby on guitar with singer Evelyn Rosenthal. Galvao says Somerville has one of the largest Brazilian communities in the United States, and they came out to support all of these talented artists. The exhibit runs through March 27 and showcases the works of Alexandre Emmanuel, Ana Doria, Celia Toschi, Clara Bohrer, Felipe Machado, Josias Monteiro, Laise Doria, Lineu Zadereski, Margarette Mattos, Ricardo Nassif, and Wilson Gouvea.